Find out how popular the last name Digal is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Digal.

Digal, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Digal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Digal in America

Digal is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Digal surname appeared 102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Digal.

The history of the last name Digal

The surname DIGAL has its origins in the French language and can be traced back to the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France during the early medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old French words "digue" meaning "dike" or "dam," and "val" meaning "valley," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a person who lived near a dammed or diked valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DIGAL surname can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and properties in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry "Radulfus de Dicavalle" is believed to be an early variation of the DIGAL name, indicating the presence of individuals bearing this surname in England shortly after the Norman Conquest.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Guillaume Digal is mentioned in the records of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, serving as a witness to a land transaction. This provides evidence of the surname's continued use in its region of origin during this period.

During the 14th century, the DIGAL surname appeared in various records across northern France, including the Parisian tax rolls of 1292, which listed a "Jehan Digal" as a resident of the city. Around the same time, a nobleman named Robert Digal is recorded as having participated in the Hundred Years' War between England and France.

In the 16th century, a French explorer and navigator named Jean Digal (c. 1520-1585) embarked on several voyages to the Americas, contributing to the exploration and mapping of the eastern coast of what is now Canada and the United States.

Another notable individual bearing the DIGAL surname was Marie Digal (1664-1735), a French businesswoman and entrepreneur who established a successful textile trading company in Lyon, France, during the early 18th century.

As the DIGAL surname spread across Europe, it also found its way to other regions, including the Low Countries, where a Dutch painter named Pieter Digal (1652-1720) gained recognition for his landscapes and still life works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Digal

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Digal.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Digal was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Digal was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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